Conti-TrailAttacks, KK Motorcycle Supply

New Dual-Sport Enduro tire for the large capacity Enduro bikes

- 0°-steel-belt construction on the rear tire for a maximum stabilty and comfort even at high cruising speeds and high loads

- Reinforced carcass on the front tire with a new designed pattern to ensure a better precision and an optimized wear

- Great grip also in wet conditions combined with an excellent mileage on long trips due to an innovative touring-compound

- Continuous Compound-Technology:
Makes it possible to use an homogeneous grip grading with a single compound thanks to a temperature controlled curing of the tire during the production process

• Shoulder area, flexible → Grip
• Zenith area, wear resistant → Mileage
• Continuous transition

Find these and other great tires from Continental Tire at your local KK Motorcycle Supply dealer. You can find a dealer near you by visiting www.kkcycle.com and checking out our all newly updated dealer locator. Or contact us directly at 800-543-9638 and we can help you find a dealer in your area.

Castrol Power RS for V-Twin Motorcycles - KK Motorcycle Supply

Castrol Power RS V-Twin with Trizone Technology is a full synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle oil exclusively designed for modern V-Twin engines, transmissions, & primary chaincases. It has been engineered and tested for performance in Harley- Davidson® motorcycles.
BENEFITS
- Full synthetic 4-stroke motorcycle oil
- Provides excellent protection against thermal and viscosity breakdown under high temperatures generated by air-cooled V-Twin engines
- Delivers proven wet clutch performance allowing for smooth operation & protection
- Suitable for all Japanese & North American 4-stroke motorcycles where SAE 20W-50 is recommended

This is and other Castrol Oil Products at KKcycle.com Chemicals and Lube Catalog or visit your local KK Motorcycle Supply Dealer and find one near you by using our updated dealer portal at http://www.kkcycle.com/

Mees Unmatched in Michigan : Lima Half Mile is next!

Reblog : AMA Pro Racing News Release 6/15/2011

HARTFORD, MI (June 13, 2011) - Round 8 of the AMA Pro Racing Harley-Davidson Insurance Flat Track Championship came to Michigan's beautiful Hartford Motor Speedway-home of the "Wicked Half-Mile"-last weekend, and even powerful rain storms in advance of the event couldn't stop the banked oval from being ready to go come race day.

Rogers Lake Racing/Blue Springs Harley-Davidson's Jared Mees was ready, too, and the former AMA Pro Twins Champion ran away with the 25-lap National, proving he's on a serious hot streak. After struggling early in the year, Mees turned in two wins and a second in just the last three rounds.

"After the California races, I decided I was just going to have fun and win races," said Mees. "I'm not even going to think about points. I was doing pretty good at the Outlaw races, but now it's coming together at the Nationals, too."

Scott Powersports' Johnny Lewis got the holeshot on his Kawasaki and led the first six laps with Mees glued to his rear wheel. Mees was able to power by on lap seven going into Turn 3, and the race for the lead was over as Mees instantly began to gap the rest of the field. Lewis had Kenny Coolbeth and his Harley-Davidson Motor Company-backed machine to contend with for a few laps, but he couldn't hold off Coolbeth for long, and the latter took possession of second for good on lap eleven.

"When I got into second Jared was about half a straightaway ahead, and I thought I might be able to catch him," said Coolbeth. "But he just kept pulling away." Mees crossed the line with more than a 3-second win margin.

The day's fast qualifier, Fasthog.com/American Harley-Davidson's Bryan Smith, was able to secure the last podium slot on lap thirteen. Lewis, meanwhile, dropped back nearly another three seconds into a six-rider brawl for fourth with Lewis, Matt Weidman (White's Harley-Davidson), Chris Carr (American Motorcyclist/Dallas Fort Worth Honda), Jake Johnson (Zanotti Racing), Sammy Halbert (Kings Kustoms / LZ Racing), and Jimmy Wood (Southland Racing).

At the end it was Carr taking the spot on lap twenty-one. Current series points-leader Halbert worked his way around Johnson and Weidman for a hard-earned sixth. Defending AMA Pro Grand National Champion Johnson and his fading brakes held on for an eighth-place finish, just ahead of Wood.

In a preview of things to come, Mees backed up his fast heat time with the Dash for Cash win and the $1,000, picking up the five points that go with it. Johnny Lewis was second, with Heat 2 winner Jimmy Wood third.

Despite the two points Halbert was able to pick up on Johnson, Mees maxed out on points and gained sixteen on Halbert. Heading into Round 9, only seventeen points separate the top three AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship contenders.

The Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles main turned into a two-rider war as series points leaders Gerit Callies (Vortex/O'Neal) and Mikey Avila (Digger 57/M.E.H. Corp) fought it out. Callies held the point early on, but gave way to current points leader Avila on lap eleven of the sixteen-lap event.

Weirbach Racing's Mikey Martin, Bell Helmets/Teknic Leathers' Hayden Gillim, and Scott Powersports' Jake Shoemaker had a great race for fourth, finishing in that order.

The AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Flat Track Championship next heads for the Lima Half-Mile at Ohio's Allen Country Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 25. For tickets and information, visit www.ohionationalchampionship.net or call 419 991 1491.

Are you a KK Dealer, and going to be at the Lima Half Mile race. Stop by the KK tent (dealers only) and meet Pat & Bryan Kelley along with the rest of the KK guys and gals. Check out our product updates on race parts and more at http://www.kkcycle.com/

Dunlop SportMax Q2 - KK Motorcycle Supply

Dunlop SportMax Q2 incorporates race-tested advancements that add up to a vastly superior tire equally at home on the street or the track.

+ Intuitive Response Profile (IRP) technology in the rear tire intuitively allows the rider greater latitude in line choice while cornering and provides amazingly linear steering.

+ Radical new profile puts down a bigger footprint at extreme lean angles.

+ Dunlop’s advanced Multi-Tread technology.

+ New carcass construction in both the front and rear tires includes newly designed continuous hex beads that are both lighter and stronger to enhance steering response in the front tire.

+ Q2 rear tire features a newly developed, stiffer version of Dunlop’s Jointless Band (JLB) construction, plus stiffer overall construction to meet high-performance demands and provide a more consistent contact patch.

Check out the SportMax Q2 and many other dunlop products at kkcycle.com or visit your local KK Motorcycle Supply dealer and learn more about this great product.

Check out this great review on Eks Brand "X Brand Goggles" from Enduro360.com

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I will be the first to admit it, once I find something I like, it is hard for me to move on to something that might be even better. To that end I am pretty much a goggle snob. I have one brand that I have always used and really don’t have much interest in trying something else. Forgive me for saying so, but at times I receive free goggles at industry events and will actually give them away  instead of mixing them in with my chosen brand.
Now along comes the EKS Brand goggles. You have to agree that they sure look good. That is what drew me to them initially, thinking how good they would look in a photo shoot. I won’t say that I was hooked after one ride, but I did like them. It is now a full year later and I have been dragging two sets of these around everywhere and have to say that I am a full convert. Let me tell you a little bit why.
Frame Quality – After a year of use, both frames still look like new. The foam is holding up very well, no tears or coming apart. The strap keeps it mojo well and does not stretch.
Lenses – The clarity of the lenses is excellent. The light blue and yellow tints help bring out definition and reduce glare. The clear lens has a slight polarizing effect, again reducing glare. After a year of regular use these are finally due to be replaced.
Air Flow – The foam seems to have a very good balance of air flow. It filters enough to keep most of the dirt out. The big deal for me is that it does not give “too much” flow while dual sport riding on pavement. Many goggles let so much air that the buffeting bothers my eyes. The anti-fog lenses keep things clear under most common fogging conditions.
Fit – All around quite good. They fit well around my face and seal up good. They work in all the helmets I have tried. They are very comfortable against the face.
When new they have a tremendous amount of static and it takes a couple of washings to get rid of that. I normally use Pledge on my lenses. It is a bit difficult to buff off of these lenses for some reason. I spoke with an EKS Brand  sponsored rider who tells me he just uses soapy water to clean his lenses.

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Check out these goggles and more eye protection products at http://www.kkcycle.com/ and don't forget to stop by your local dealer and check out more product from KK Motorcycle Supply.

Zero Gravity - Sport & Super Sportbike windscreens

Superior optical quality: Zero Gravity Windscreens feature the finest optics of any windscreen on the market. All Zero Gravity windscreens are fabricated using highly specialized "vacuum forming" techniques similar to those used to form aircraft canopies. The result is a virtually distortion free optical lens.

The complete line of Zero Gravity windscreens are carried by KK Motorcycle Supply. Contact your local dealer for pricing and fitment information or check out our complete catalog and fitment guide online at http://www.kkcycle.com/

DOT Helmet update - THH, Nitro, Xpeed, Suomy

From Powersports Business this past week is a great write up on the new standards for DOT ratings. This falls in line with our current DOT open face helmet from THH.

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Motorcycle Helmet labeling rules changed

Powersports Business
Friday May 20th, 2011

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed motorcycle helmet labeling rules to help consumers and law enforcement better distinguish between Department of Transportation approved and unapproved helmets, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.

Beginning May 12, 2012, each approved helmet will be required to have a decal with including the phrase "FMVSS No. 218" (for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218), lettering indicated the helmet manufacturer's name and or brand name of the helmet and the word "certified" in a horizontally center position underneath the "FMVSS No. 218". The rule also includes details on the placement of the decal on teh helmet.
Those helmets baring the decal must pass a retention test, an impact attenuation test and reach specified conditioning tolerances. The impact and retention test were revised to make them less ambiguous, according to the MIC release.
The new rule comes as the NHTSA was seeking ways to crack down on counterfeit DOT stickers, the organization told The New York Times. The new decals, the NHTSA said, are more sophisticated to reduce the chance of replicas being created. the agency only wants approved helmets marked with the stickers so as to discourage the use of novelty helmets that have failed all or most of its tests.

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Learn more about this directly on our news page and also check out our complete line up of DOT approved helmets at http://www.kkcycle.com/